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Sir Max Hastings
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Max Hugh Macdonald Hastings
28 December 1945 Lambeth, London, England
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| Education | Charterhouse |
| Occupation | Journalist, editor, author |
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| Relatives | Clare Hastings (sister) |
Sir Max Hugh Macdonald Hastings, born on December 28, 1945, is a well-known British journalist and historian. He has worked as a foreign correspondent for the BBC and was the editor-in-chief of The Daily Telegraph. He also edited the Evening Standard.
Max Hastings has written many books, mostly about history. His books have won several important awards. Today, he writes a column for Bloomberg Opinion and contributes to The Times and The Sunday Times.
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Early Life and Education
Max Hastings' parents were also involved in journalism. His father, Macdonald Hastings, was a journalist and correspondent. His mother, Anne Scott-James, was an editor for Harper's Bazaar.
Max went to Charterhouse School and then to University College, Oxford. He left Oxford after one year to start his career.
A Career in Journalism
Max Hastings moved to the United States for a year in 1967. There, he was a Fellow of the World Press Institute. After this, he published his first book, America, 1968: The Fire This Time. This book was about the exciting and sometimes difficult year in the US during its election year.
He became a foreign correspondent, which means he reported news from many different countries. He covered more than sixty countries and eleven wars. He worked for BBC1's Twenty-Four Hours TV show and for the Evening Standard newspaper in London.
Reporting on the Falklands War
In 1982, Max Hastings was the first journalist to enter Port Stanley with the British Task Force. This happened on the last day of the Falklands War. His reporting from the war was highly praised.
Editor and Awards
After working as a correspondent, Hastings became the editor and then editor-in-chief of The Daily Telegraph. He held this position for ten years. In 1996, he returned to the Evening Standard as editor, staying there until he retired in 2002.
For his important work in journalism, Max Hastings was made a Knight Bachelor in 2002. This means he received the title "Sir." He has also won many awards for his writing and reporting. He was named Journalist of the Year and Reporter of the Year in 1982. In 1988, he was named Editor of the Year.
His book Bomber Command won the Somerset Maugham Award in 1980. Other books like Overlord and The Battle for the Falklands also won major book prizes. In 2012, he received a special award for his lifetime of military writing, the US$100,000 Pritzker Military Library Literature Award. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and the Royal Historical Society.
His Books and Writings
Max Hastings has written many historical books. One of his books, Nemesis: The Battle for Japan, 1944–45 (also known as Retribution in the United States), was praised for its detailed and sensitive storytelling.
He wrote a column for the Daily Mail for several years. He also often writes articles for other newspapers like The Guardian and The Sunday Times. He continues to write his column for Bloomberg Opinion.
Personal Life
Max Hastings lives near Hungerford, Berkshire, with his second wife, Penelope Levinson. They married in 1999. He has a son and a daughter from his first marriage to Patricia Edmondson. His first son, Charles, passed away in 2000. Max dedicated his book Nemesis: The Battle for Japan 1944–45 to Charles's memory.
Political Views
Max Hastings has voted for different major British political parties over the years. He has expressed his opinions on various political topics in his columns and writings. He believes it is important for Britain to be seen as a serious country on the world stage.
Filmography
Max Hastings has also presented historical documentaries for the BBC.
- Wellington Bomber, a 2010 BBC documentary.
- The Necessary War, a 2014 BBC documentary about the start of the First World War.
See also
In Spanish: Max Hastings para niños
